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Security report for pubtoons.com

Media · N/a

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

The website www.pubtoons.com is a niche streaming platform hosted on Google Sites, offering over 400 hours of public domain animation content. It targets general audiences interested in historical cartoons and animations, providing a unique service by aggregating and broadcasting public domain works. The platform encourages user participation through forms for submitting missing or better-quality content. Technically, the site leverages Google Sites infrastructure, Google Fonts, and Google APIs, with embedded streaming via an iframe from stream.place. The site is moderately optimized for mobile and SEO but lacks advanced technical sophistication. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS but lacks important security headers and formal policies such as privacy and terms of service. The absence of WHOIS registration data raises concerns about domain legitimacy and ownership transparency. Overall, the site is functional but basic, with room for improvement in security, compliance, and business credibility.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
95
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
79

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Pubtoons operates in the media sector focusing on public domain animation streaming. Its business model revolves around free access to historical cartoons, relying on public domain status to avoid copyright issues. The platform's market position is niche, catering to enthusiasts of vintage animation. The lack of formal business information, contact details, and WHOIS transparency limits its credibility and potential for commercial partnerships. The site’s use of Google Sites suggests a small-scale operation with limited resources. Social media presence on Bluesky indicates some engagement with modern platforms. Growth potential exists if the site enhances trust signals and expands content offerings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS enabled, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could expose it to clickjacking or content injection risks. No evidence of vulnerability disclosure or incident response policies is present. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, despite cookie usage, indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No contact channels for security incidents are provided, limiting incident response readiness. Overall, the security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a low-risk content site but requiring improvements for enhanced protection and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance security posture.
  3. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address for incident reporting.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Consider registering the domain with transparent WHOIS information to improve legitimacy and trustworthiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Website provides streaming of over 400 hours of public domain animation content, focusing on historical cartoons and animations.
Key services
Streaming public domain animations, Providing access to historical cartoons, User submissions for missing or better-quality content
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Google Sites, Google Fonts, Google APIs, iframe embedding
Platforms
Google Sites
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (implied)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Analytics (implied by Google APIs usage)
Marketing tools
Google APIs
Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a Google Sites hosted platform streaming public domain animations.
  2. No WHOIS registration data available, domain may be unregistered or WHOIS blocked.
  3. No privacy policy or terms of service found on the site.
  4. Cookie consent banner present and functional.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found.
  6. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  7. No advanced security headers detected.
  8. Site uses Google Fonts and Google APIs extensively.
  9. Embedded streaming via iframe from stream.place.
  10. Social media presence on Bluesky (@pubtoons.com).
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Google Sites, leveraging Google Fonts and Google APIs for styling and functionality. It embeds streaming content via iframe from stream.place, indicating reliance on third-party streaming services. The site is moderately optimized for mobile devices and has basic SEO elements such as meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, typical of Google Sites hosted pages. The lack of advanced frameworks or CMS indicates limited technical complexity. There is no evidence of server-side technologies or custom backend services. The site would benefit from enhanced accessibility features and improved SEO practices to increase reach and usability.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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